Reluctant Door Handle

May 22, 2007 4 Replies
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I have a pair of handles fitted to an external door. I need to remove the lock but am unable to remove the handles to facilitate this. I can't figure out what is holding the handles on as there are no obvious fixings. There are two plastic 'plugs' on each handle which I thought, if removed, would release them. They only move outward about 0.5cm before they stop though. I don't want to force them as that will damage them. Anyone seen this type before and able to let me in on the secret of getting them off?



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The 'plugs' are at A & B.



TIA



Mel W.


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Last time I removed a similar handle it was like this... pull the plugs out as before and using a screwdriver (or similar) ease the aluminium cover off the handle body and this will reveal the fixing screws.

HTH

John

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But not until you've got your allen keys out to remove the handles. There should be a little allen grub screw on the bottom of the shaft of the handle that attaches the handle to the latch spindle (can just see it in the pic).

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No. There is no grub screw (I would have been very embarrassed if there was). Must just be an artefact you can see on the image. There are no obvious fixings - screws, pins, circlips, etc.

Mel W.

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That's the way I expected them to work. They don't seem to want to play the game though. It may just need more brute force than I am comfortable using.

Mel W.

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